Subject: Re: Stupid question
To: Rodney M. Hopkins <rhopkins@sunflower.com>
From: Henry B. Hotz <hotz@jpl.nasa.gov>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 11/17/1997 12:28:35
At 7:19 AM 11/17/97, Rodney M. Hopkins wrote:
>At 11:40 PM 11/16/97 -0500, you wrote:
>>On Sun, 16 Nov 1997 21:57:15 -0600,
>>"Rodney M. Hopkins" <rhopkins@sunflower.com> wrote:
>>> At 07:18 PM 11/16/97 -0800, you wrote:
>>> >
>>> >If you simple want to remove it, try:
>>> >
>>> >rm -- -axl
>>>
>>> Kick butt!  This worked like I charm!
>>>
>>> I knew there was such a facility in UN*X but I couldn't for the life of me
>>> remember it.  I was trying /- and \- and '- and all kinds of other stuff,
>>
>>Shouldn't "rm ./-axl" also work? (provided it's in the current directory)
>

Also there are variations on "rm ?axl" which should work.  In these cases
it is wise to do an "ls ?axl" to make sure you don't delete something else
my accident.

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